Review of The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) by Simon M — 04 Jan 2010

There is a reason Basil Rathbone is the most iconic screen face of Sherlock Holmes, and that reason comes to life here in his very first picture as the sporting detective. He has enough class to retain the literary structures of the character, and enough natural humor and charm to breathe life into it.

This, perhaps Doyle's most famous adventure, makes a brilliant film adaptation; its clever mixture of mystery and horror, reason and the super-natural makes the story an absolute pleasure to invest in.

The misty and mysterious moor sets create a wonderfully nostalgic environment for the detective- and Watson, of course.